Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 390 · 40 questions

Study tip (Hunt the slips): Smart checks: units in each answer, all parts answered, question numbers right, roll number written, key sums reworked, spelling of key terms, labels on diagrams. Kinds of slips: calculation slip (7 × 8 = 54), copying slip (45 used as 54), missed part (only part (a)), missing unit (20 instead of 20 cm²). Does the answer make sense? A pencil does not cost ₹4,000.

1. 1.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) do it the same way (b) add the answer back (c) skip it (d) guess again
2. 2.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) rewriting neat pages (c) staring at the ceiling (d) spelling of key terms
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) spelling of key terms
5. 5.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) adding doodles (d) labels on diagrams
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) labels on diagrams (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
8. 8.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) units in each answer (c) rewriting neat pages (d) all parts answered
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “checking page 1 only” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You skipped a question on the back page. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a copying slip
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) units in each answer (d) rewriting neat pages
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
17. 17.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) leaving the hall early (c) all parts answered (d) spelling of key terms
22. 22.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
23. 23.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm. (a) a missing unit (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
26. 26.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) chat with others (b) sit and wait (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
27. 27.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) all parts answered (d) rewriting neat pages
30. 30.True or false: if you skipped a question on the back page, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) all parts answered (c) spelling of key terms (d) random answer changes
33. 33.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) rewriting neat pages (c) all parts answered (d) roll number written
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
36. 36.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) roll number written (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
38. 38.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) yes, at random
39. 39.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
40. 40.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page

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